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Capt William Dewilton Widger

Birth
New York, USA
Death
20 Dec 1890 (aged 59–60)
Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Purcell, McClain County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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Ancestry.com lists William and Sallie Widger as residing in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., KY, in the 1880 Census. Their chidren were Eugene, Edith and Elis.

Civil war pension files list an invalid, William D. Widger, Capt. Union Army, living in OK Territory, as filing for pension in July 1890.

His enlistment shows:
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Pennsylvania
Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, Pennsylvania 46th Infantry Regiment on 12 Sep 1861.
Promoted to Full Comm Sergeant on 01 Aug 1862.
Promoted to Full Captain on 01 Nov 1863.
Mustered out on 25 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Sources: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865

A Sallie Widger, widow, of Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, filed for Widow's Pension in Feb. 1891.

According to the Purcell Register: 20 Dec 1890, Purcell, McClain Co., OK/OK TERR....Capt. Widger was an elderly gentleman residing with Maj. Monroe.
Ancestry.com lists William and Sallie Widger as residing in Jefferson, Jefferson Co., KY, in the 1880 Census. Their chidren were Eugene, Edith and Elis.

Civil war pension files list an invalid, William D. Widger, Capt. Union Army, living in OK Territory, as filing for pension in July 1890.

His enlistment shows:
Rank at enlistment: Private
State Served: Pennsylvania
Service Record: Enlisted in Company H, Pennsylvania 46th Infantry Regiment on 12 Sep 1861.
Promoted to Full Comm Sergeant on 01 Aug 1862.
Promoted to Full Captain on 01 Nov 1863.
Mustered out on 25 May 1864 at Dallas, GA.
Sources: History of Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861-1865

A Sallie Widger, widow, of Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, filed for Widow's Pension in Feb. 1891.

According to the Purcell Register: 20 Dec 1890, Purcell, McClain Co., OK/OK TERR....Capt. Widger was an elderly gentleman residing with Maj. Monroe.


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